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Lamp & Light

Lamp & Light from directly overhead

Lamp & Light is an artwork in New Mexico, at a modelled elevation of 1,754 m. Tank Mountain stands 2,191 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee Acres Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 1.9 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates36.72982, -108.09122

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lee Acres Park: 2.2 mi
  • Lee Acres Park: 2.2 mi
  • Dustin Masonic Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Sun Valley Park: 3.6 mi
  • Highland View Park: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 40
  • Bald Mesa: 3.1 mi
  • Hood Mesa: 5.9 mi
  • Martin Mesa: 10.1 mi
  • Twin Mounds East: 12.0 mi
  • Twin Mounds West: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Flora Vista Ruins: 3.8 mi
  • All Veterans Memorial Plaza: 4.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • US HW 550 end: 6.0 mi
  • Aztec Ruins West Kiva: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
  • Morningstar Bluff: 4.1 mi
  • Shannon Bluff: 4.8 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 18.3 mi
  • South Buzan Canyon: 18.5 mi
  • North Buzan Canyon - South Rim: 18.6 mi
Museums: 8
Artworks: 6
  • Cross: 4.5 mi
  • Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 4.5 mi
  • Energy Dance: 5.3 mi
  • Bloomfield "B": 6.2 mi
  • The Virgin Mary: 8.7 mi
Springs: 5
Beaches: 1
  • The Beach At Farmington Lake: 5.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Dryfall: 15.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lamp & Light. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tank MountainNE 46°2,191 m21.1 mi
Huerfanito PeakSE 128°2,180 m21.7 mi
Barker DomeNNW 327°2,174 m21.6 mi
Harris MesaESE 118°2,165 m17.9 mi
Lone Tree MountainNNE 17°2,152 m18.0 mi
Harris Mesa Electronic SiteESE 109°2,143 m18.2 mi
Mount NeboNE 39°2,138 m21.1 mi
Hart MountainENE 58°2,115 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:5019:24
June solstice05:5519:5720:35
September equinox07:0118:3719:11
December solstice07:2216:2017:01

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313745516071777566534131
Precip in0.70.70.60.60.50.20.60.81.10.80.70.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Farmington Four Corners Rgnl A, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6127259311

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